Akasa Turing AC Pro, for Intel® NUC 13/12 Pro (Arena
Akasa Turing AC Pro, for Intel® NUC 13/12 Pro (Arena Canyon/Wall Street Canyon), Aluminium Fanless NUC Case with Thermal Kit, Supports up to 40W TDP, Vertical or Horizontal Placement, A-NUC95-M1B
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 Turing AC Pro |  Maxwell AC Pro |  Turing WS |  Plato WS |  Newton WS | |
| Motherboard Support | Intel NUC 12/13 Pro | Intel NUC 12/13 Pro | Intel NUC 12/13 Pro | Intel NUC 11/12/13 Pro | Intel NUC 11/12/13 Pro |
| CPU Thermal module | Copper | Aluminium | — | — | — |
| Copper heatpipes | 6mm | 8mm | — | — | — |
| Maximum TDP Support | 40W | 40W | 28W | 28W | 28W |
| VESA Mounting | — | — | — | V | V |
| Low Profile | — | — | — | 38.5mm high | — |
Easy Installation
Easily removable top cover and rear panel with fixed thermal module with two heat pipes to transfer the heat from the CPU. Making installation of the NUC board as easy as possible.
Copper Core for Advanced Performance
Bi-symmetrical extruded fins on either side of the case maximise the surface area of the exterior for increased heat dissipation. Coupled with internally hi-efficient passive copper thermal module and 6mm heatpipes to ensure the Thermal Design Point (TDP) is met, with the case supporting the Intel NUC 13 Pro up to 40W TDP.
Cool Storage, Cool Performance
The internal M.2 SSD thermal kit efficiently transfer residual heat generated by the SSD to the outside of the case, effectively keeping the SSD cool and preserving its performance.
Contemporary and Made-to-Last Design
Aluminium case provides durability and long-lasting use. Coupled with symmetrically extruded fins and striking classical inspired panels for stunning aesthetics and functionality, which means the case look great in any environment.
Akasa Turing AC Pro Small PC Case SPECIFICATION
| Material | Aluminium body/fins with anodised finish, Copper thermal module x1, 6mm copper heatpipe x2 |
| Motherboards Types | UCFF 4″ X 4″ |
| Motherboard Support | (1) Intel NUC 13 Pro (Arena Canyon) Mini PC / Board / Kit: NUC13L5Bi3 / NUC13ANBi3 / NUC13ANHi3 / NUC13ANKi3 / NUC13L3Hi3 / NUC13L3Ki3 / NUC13ANKi30WC NUC13L5Bi5 / NUC13ANBv5 / NUC13L5Bv5 / NUC13ANBi5 / NUC13ANHi5 / NUC13ANKi5 / NUC13L3Hv5 / NUC13L3Kv5 / NUC13ANKi50WC / NUC13L5Bv7 / NUC13ANBi7 / NUC13ANHi7 / NUC13ANKi7 / NUC13L3Hv7 / NUC13L3Kv7 / NUC13ANKi70QC |
| Motherboard Support | (2) Intel NUC 12 Pro (Wall Street Canyon) Mini PC / Board / Kit: NUC12WSHv7 / NUC12WSKv7 / NUC12WSHv70Z / NUC12WSKv70Z / NUC12WSHi7 / NUC12WSKi7 / NUC12WSHi70Z / NUC12WSKi70Z / NUC12WSBv7 / NUC12WSBi7 NUC12WSHv5 / NUC12WSKv5 / NUC12WSHv50Z / NUC12WSKv50Z / NUC12WSHi5 / NUC12WSKi5 / NUC12WSHi50Z / NUC12WSKi50Z / NUC12WSBv5 / NUC12WSBi5 NUC12WSHi3 / NUC12WSKi3 / NUC12WSHi30Z / NUC12WSKi30Z / NUC12WSBi3 |
| Maximum TDP Support | 40W |
| Dimensions | 95 x 260 x 113.5 mm (W x D x H) |
| Internal Bays | One for 2.5” HDD/SSD (max height 9.5mm) |
| Antenna Fitting Holes | 2 |
| Security | Kensington lock |
| Front I/O Opening | Power button, USB Type-A port x2, 3.5mm audio jack |
| Rear I/O Opening | DC-In port, HDMI port x2, USB Type-A port x2, USB Type-C x2, LAN port x1 |
| Product Code | A-NUC95-M1B |
I have this with NUC 13 i7, Crucial T500 SSD and HyperX 64 RAm + Thermal Grizzly graphene pad.
At first I was still having 100c and throttling and I started thinking that the case is complete rubbish, but then I decided to give it last chance, opened it up and saw a giant grey goo of thermal paste, which service center left after they replaced my NVMe port. So I applied the graphene pad and now it runs 24/7 never hitting above 65c at 30c environment temperature, and even in synthetic tests it still keeps below 70. I’ve adjusted wattage to 35/40 in BIOS, but didn’t notice any difference in performance at all.
Now it’s an ultimate, silent machine, I’m amazed and in love. Thanks, Akasa, and thanks Intel for last one good ride with NUCs!
Initially was a bit sceptical and annoyed that this was way overpriced for just a cooling case, paying another premium after spending 500 for an Intel NUC (NUC12WSHi5). But after suffering from high temperatures for nearly a year, constantly hitting 97-100 Degrees, I felt lost and thought I made a mistake in buying an Intel NUC. Tried out various DIY projects to keep this thing cool, but none really helped until I gave this case a chance. Installation didn’t take long and all ports are well aligned. I would highly advise mounting the side edges/panels as the corners without it are very sharp and you don’t want to drop that case on your foot.
Booted up Proxmox and all the VMs, and to my surprise, when I checked the temperature sensors, it was around 32-41 Degrees. I ran some additional tests with transcoding and other CPU-intensive tasks and the temperature was around 65 Degrees max. The case was warm to the touch, but I hooked up a dual 120mm USB Fan (lowest speed mode) on top of the case and the temp went further down to 51 Degrees. NVMe was around 41-43 Degrees. I let it run for a week and constantly checked the temperatures and it was stable within those degrees and never went above 61 Degrees when doing multiple Plex streams and Tdarr transcoding. Absolutely amazed with the results and never expected temperatures that low under load. To add, I used Arctic MX-6 Thermal Paste and maximum performance set in the BIOS. I know the price of this case will turn many off, but in my opinion, this case is worth every penny and I would highly recommend this for anyone using an Intel NUC as a small server running various VMs including 50+ Docker Containers. Well Done Akasa!
Very easy to assemble and very high quality. If you want a fan-less case this is a great choice.
The Wi-Fi antennas, antenna wiring and connectors are not included so if you want to run wireless you will need to purchase an antenna kit.
Gute Verarbeitung.
Gute Optik.
Montage des NUC12-i7-Motherboards aber etwas tricky, man mu schon sehr genau arbeiten bei der Positionierung des Boards. Die Videoanleitung weist darauf nicht hin.
Das Gehuse wird bei Vollast schon ordentlich warm. Mit zustzlichem, leise drehenden 12cm-Lfter, hat man winters einen kleinen Heizlfter.
This is a very high quality fanless case for a NUC 12/13 Pro. Top marks to Akasa for also including a high quality metal heatsink casing for the NVME drive – nice touch.
It was very easy to install the NUC motherboard into this case – in fact, it took longer to extract the motherboard from the NUC than it did to install the motherboard into this case. More credit to Akasa for providing YouTube videos showing how to extract the motherboard from the NUC and install it into this case.
The case can be set-up to be either vertical standing or horizontal standing – another nice touch.
The case gets slightly warm to the touch and sensors indicate that the CPU temperature runs around 36 – 41 degrees c – admittedly the system has relatively light workloads running on it.
The only items not included which you might need are the aerials for WiFI and “pigtails” to connect these to the motherboard. I don’t use WiFi for the system and hence not an issue for me.
Highly recommended.
Very nice case.
Finally no fan noise, which is pretty loud now and then on the NUC.
Core temperature averages between 47 and 65 degrees celcius.
Installing the board was pretty easy.
No es tan grande como esperaba, el montaje es sencillo, y viene una correccin de la posicin de la silicona trmica de las instrucciones en un papel separado. En su web hay vdeos de desmontaje del nuc y montaje en la caja.
A nivel de temperatura, la caja est diseada para soportar hasta 28w de disipacin. En mis pruebas, las temperaturas han oscilado entre 20 de temperatura de procesador hasta unos 40 sostenidos en uso normal de oficina. En el caso de uso extremadamente alto del procesador, se mantienen entre los 68-74 y sin hacer throttling, muy lejos de los 85 a 95 que llegaba a coger en la caja original.
La experiencia de silencio total es muy satisfactoria. Muy contento.
Actualizacin:
Akasa ha sacado una nueva versin, denominad Akasa Turing AC Pro, que es compatible con nuc de generacin 12 y 13, y que como novedad lleva pipes para la extraccin de calor desde el procesador y es un poco ms alta que este modelo. Lo importante es que pasa de soportar 28w sostenidos de disipacin a 40w sostenidos, lo cul es un salto bastante grande, y lleva un margen de uso del nuc muy alto bajo carga. Desgraciadamente, Amazon todava no la vende, pero hay vendedores en europa (Alemania, cartft, que s.) que la pueden mandar sin problema (pagando, claro). Estoy esperando la ma… 🙂